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Tourism boom drives Japan to turn offices into hotels

The First Cabin hotel in Tokyo (above), which was converted from a 28-year-old office building and where 5,500 yen will get you a "business class" cabin with a single bed.

PHOTO: REUTERS

The First Cabin hotel in Tokyo, which was converted from a 28-year-old office building and where 5,500 yen will get you a "business class" cabin with a single bed (above).

PHOTO: REUTERS

Tokyo

RECORD tourists to Japan are stretching the ability of hotels to accommodate them in a sector constrained by high costs, forcing developers to think out of the box for means to quickly increase lodging options without breaking the bank. Japan is on target this year to beat the